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The Presidential Election: Is It Over?
It’s been over a week since Election Day and America still doesn’t know for sure who will be sworn in on Jan 20. It looks an awful lot like Joe Biden, but Donald Trump and his supporters have cast a s ...
13 Nov, 2020
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14 min read
To Pivot or Stay the Course? Catering, Events Professionals Seek Paths to Survive
The COVID-19-related private event cancellations started in February, reaching a crescendo in March as the pandemic closed down travel worldwide. Meetings, conventions and catered private events, incl ...
12 Nov, 2020
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6 min read
Now That the Election is Over, We Must Reform Our Politics
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usIn the recent elections, the U.S. came perilously close to re-electing a man who, after four long years as our president, ma ...
11 Nov, 2020
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3 min read
It's Time to Pick Up Your Political Litter In San Diego
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usLet me state this right up front. I dislike political signs. I consider them litter. I cringe when I see them sprouting up l ...
10 Nov, 2020
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3 min read
California Women Smash Ceilings in National Politics — Not So Much in State Politics
With California’s junior senator Kamala Harris poised to become America’s first female vice president, a remarkable pattern has taken hold: Once again, a woman from California is making history in the ...
08 Nov, 2020
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5 min read
Chollas Creek Neighborhood Fights to Save its School Leaders
This is the second installment of a two-part series on Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeast San Diego. Read the first installment here. The Gompers community has made its position clear. ...
06 Nov, 2020
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12 min read
‘Everything is in Jeopardy’ – Gompers Charter Battles San Diego Unified
This is the first in a two-part series on Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeastern San Diego. Read the second installment here. Fifteen years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in the boardroom wh ...
05 Nov, 2020
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11 min read
‘It’s a Horrible Narrative’: Black Women Are Losing Their Jobs Faster Than Others
Native San Diegan Shakema Martin says she may still be employed today if she weren’t Black. Martin, a Mira Mesa native, was working at a Carlsbad company until August when she caught COVID-19. Sh ...
02 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
The 10 Most Important Better Elections Proposals to be Decided This Election
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.It's often hard to see, but much more is at stake Tuesday than the pr ...
29 Oct, 2020
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12 min read
Early Voting Trends Show Dems Falling Short in 3 out of 4 Battleground States
Editor's Note: This opinion piece originally appeared in The Hill, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.Polling indicates Joe Biden and the Democrats will win big. How ...
29 Oct, 2020
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4 min read